Arrangement device



United States Patent [72] Inventor Ake l-lultberg AB Avant, Karlavagen87, Stockholm 0, Sweden ['21-] Appl. No. 647,296 [22] Filed June 16,1967 [45] Patented Dec. 15, 1970 {54] ARRANGEMENT DEVICE 9 Claims, 3Drawing Figs.

[52] 0.8. CI. 248/214, 287/49 [51] Int. Cl 5104;; 3/00 [50] FieldolSearch 248/214; 287/49,50; 52/585, 586;211/l82,183,177

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 400,296 3/1889 Brott(287/50UX) 706,385 8/1902 Canfield 287/49 2,841,918 7/1958 Sylvan(21l/182UX) 2,954.250 9/1960 Wing 211/182x Primary ExaminerRoy D.Frazier Assistant Examiner-J. Franklin Foss Attorney-Eric J. Munson,Esq.

ABSTRACT: A panel display arrangement comprising a panel unit presentingone or more faces on which articles to be displayed are carried. Theunit comprises a pair of facially disposed flat panel members which arearranged with spacing between them and with a plurality of supportingrods arranged between the panel members and passing through the spacingbetween them. Tongues or lips are struck from one of the panel membersand these tongues or lips frictionally engage against the rods to holdthe same in required spaced relation while maintaining the panel unitfrom shift along the rods, and for connecting two of the panel unitstogether an ovate plate having wedge surfaces can be inserted in thespacing between the panel members of two adjacent panel units.

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INVENTOR. A/ E f/zu 7395A e ARRANGEMENT DEVICE The present inventionrelates to an arrangement particularly adapted for display purposes andwherein a number of articles for sale or display are held on panels.

The arrangement, according to the invention, consists of a number ofbasic components, such as plates or panels of substantially triangularshape, with means for supporting such panels in certain relationships.For example, two of the panels units may be arranged in a position inwhich they are disposed in side-by-side relation with spacing betweenthem, or they may be arranged in coupled, contacting relation. Each ofthe panel units is composed of two panel sections or members disposed infacial, spaced relation, thus providing for spacing between thesesections for the introduction of supporting rods.

The panel members may, if desired, be of a foraminous nature, or mayhave uniformly spaced holes, pegs or other elements for the receptionand support of the articles to be displayed. The rods or bars on whichthe panels are supported pass through the spacing between the panelmembers and are positioned in such spacing by means of guide lips ortongues formed out of one of the panel members.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of theinvention is disclosed;

FIG. I is aperspective view of the display arrangement, wherein one ofthe panels has one of its face portions omitted and has other partsfragmentarily shown;

FlG. 2 shows how two of the duplex panels can be coupled together bymeans of an ovate coupling plate of the type shown in FIG. 3, and

FIG. 3 shows one of the coupling plates.

Referring to the drawing, there is therein shown at I, one of thedisplay panel units and which is composed of two triangular panelmembers indicated respectively at la and lb. The outer panel la isprovided with a number of holes 4 for use in coupling said panel memberto the similarly shaped rear panel member lb. The panel members la and1b can, for example, be molded from plastic or pressed compositionmaterial and can be in the triangular shape disclosed. When the panelmembers are coupled together a duplex panel unit is the result.

The two panel members la and lb in each of the duplex units 1 can beconnected together in spaced facial disposition by means of the plugs 5on the panel member 1b entering the holes 4 in the panel member la. Thisprovides for the spacing 3 between the 'two panel members and lb.

Provided on the back of one of the panel members are struckout tonguesor lips 7 arranged in spaced-apart relation and these tongues or lipsact to confine a plurality of supporting rods or bars 8 in spacedrelation as shown in FIG. I.

An example of the manner in which the display panel units can bearranged is shown in FIG. 1. Two of the units are arranged on thesupporting rods 8 in side-by-side relation. The guide lips or tongues 7engage the rods 8 with sufficient friction to prevent any unintentionalsliding movement along the rods. The guide lips 7 are so arranged thatthe supporting rods 8 can be introduced from either side of a panel unitand the panel units can be supported along the rods in any suitablespaced relationship.

When it is desired to unite two of the the duplex panel units incontacting or contiguous relationship, this can be done by the use of acoupling plate of the type shown in FIG. 3. Such plate is shown to be ofovate form and is provided with a number of raised protuberances 10which serve as wedging elements. When one of the plates is arranged asshown in FIG. 2 and is disposed between the panel members la and lb, thetwo panel units when brought together will be maintained in edgewisecoupled contact as shown in FIG. 2.

When the arrangement is disposed as herein described or in numerousother ways, articles borne by or disposed against the outer faces ofeither or both of the panel members Ia or lb will be effectivelydisplayed.

Iclaim:

l. A display assembly comprising:

a. at least one panel unit including means connecting a pair of panelmembers having surfaces facially disposed with respect to each other toform a spacing between the panel members;

b. said panel members having similarly shaped peripheral configurations;

c. at least one of the panel members including means to bear displayobjects on an outwardly directed surface thereof; and

d. guide means disposed between the pair of panel members to receivesupport members frictionally engaging the panel unit between the panelmembers;

e. said guide means includes projections located on one of the panelmembers;

f. said projections extending across the spacing between the panelmembers and having contacting surfaces which frictionally engage thesupport members to hold the panel unit against shifting movement alongthe support members.

2. A display assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the projections aretriangulated tongues struck from one of the panel members.

3. A display assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said connectingmeans includes plugs on one of the panel members extending into holes inthe other panel members to unite'the panel members in spacedrelationship with respect to each other.

4. A display assembly as defined in claim 3 wherein:

' the projections are traingulated tongues struck from one of the panelmembers; and

said support members are rods passing between the panel members.

5. A display assembly as defined in claim 1 including;

linking means to attach a first panel unit to another adjacent panelunit; and

said guide means has a structural configuration to receive the linkingmeans frictionally disposed between the panel members.

6. A display assembly as defined in claim 5 wherein there are two panelunits, the first panel unit is disposed in edgewise contact with thesecond panel unit. v

7. A display assembly as defined in claim 6 wherein said linking meansincludes a plate member frictionally inserted between the panel membersof each of the units along the contacting edges thereof to hold theunits against separation.

8. A display assembly as defined in claim 7 wherein said plate memberincludes a wedging surface that engages the panel members.

9. A display assembly comprising:

a. at least one panel unit including means connecting a pair of panelmembers having surfaces facially disposed with respect to each other toform a spacing between the panel members;

b. said panel members having similarly shaped peripheral configurations;

c. at least one of the panel members including means to bear displayobjects on an outwardly directed surface thereof;

d. linking means to attach a first panel unit to another adjacent panelunit; and

e. guide means disposed between the pair of panel members to receivesupport members frictionally engaging the panel unit between the panelmembers;

f. said guide means has a structural configuration to receive thelinking means frictionally disposed between the panel members.

